Hello,
Welcome back to The Week in Italian Startups. This is Niccolò from Primo Capital: every week, I publish my curated list of the latest news from the Italian startup ecosystem.
The Money 💰
ViteSicure, an insuretech startup, raised €2.5m in a Series A round from Ad4Ventures and Net Insurance.
Always Friday, an AI organizer for corporate events, raised €1.05m in a Pre-seed round from Vento Ventures, P3 Ventures, Marco Migliore, and Arnaldo Borghesi.
The Money International 💰🌎
Hypervision Surgical raised €17m in a Series A round from Heal Capital, Angelini Ventures, IP Group, Daycrest, Heran Partners, Redalpine, LifeX Ventures, Zeiss Ventures, Sinc, and Macmillan Cancer Support.
QuoIntelligence raised €7.3m in a Series A round from Elevator Ventures, BMH Beteiligungs Managementgesellschaft Hessen, eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS, and Mercurius Private Equity.
M&A 🥩
Reading this week📚
The Golinelli Foundation invested one million euros in Almacube, the innovation hub of the University of Bologna and Confindustria Emilia Area Centro.
Italy’s Bending Spoons aims for a $20B valuation in a possible US IPO: reports — TFN.
10 female-led startups to 🇮🇹follow in 2026 | SheTech.
Q1 2026 Italy Market Snapshot | PitchBook.
🇮🇹Italian Tech Landscape | La Tech Made in Italy.
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Ending Notes📝
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N.